2023: PDP Has Not Suspended Presidential Campaign – Tambuwal

Tambuwal has debunked reports that the PDP has suspended its presidential campaign.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, says the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has not suspended its presidential campaign for the 2023 election.

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Some sections of the media (Eko Hot Blog not included) had speculated that the party suspended its campaign to “placate Wike,” who is demanding the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.

In a statement on Thursday by Tambuwal’s media adviser, Muhammad Bello, the governor said he was shocked to see reports claiming the PDP had suspended its campaign.

Tambuwal, who is the director-general of the PDP presidential campaign council, noted that the party’s rally will resume on Monday in Kaduna State.

“I was amazed and taken aback last night when I saw on social media and on very many platforms that we’ve called off our campaign,” he was quoted as saying.

“That is far from the truth. In fact, it is fake news. People are looking forward to our coming to states, capitals, and villages because PDP is the party to beat in 2023.

“Other parties are afraid because they have not started (their campaigns). None of them has composed their campaign councils, not to even talk of starting. They are trying to throw spanner at our works. They will not succeed.

“It is one of those shenanigans when you see a party doing well and its candidate is better than yours. What you begin to do is to cause mischief. It is not going to work. We’ll run our campaign. As I said before, it is going to be issue-based. We believe there are sufficient problems bedevilling our country.

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“I believe in the candidature of Atiku and Okowa. I also believe that when we get there, we shall do better for Nigeria and we hope we are able to convince Nigerians to vote for Atiku/Okowa come February 2023.”

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